Notice2026-06709
ALLETE, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
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Published
April 7, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 17642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06709]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2663-067]
ALLETE, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the
Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a
Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2663-067.
c. Date filed: March 24, 2026.
d. Applicant: ALLETE, Inc. (ALLETE).
e. Name of Project: Pillager Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: The project is located on the Crow Wing River in Cass
and Morrison Counties, Minnesota.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Greg Prom, Senior Environmental
Compliance Specialist, Minnesota Power/ALLETE, Inc., 30 West Superior
Street, Duluth, MN 55802-2093; Phone at (218) 355-3191 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e88f989a8785a88984848d9c8dc68b8785"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="204750524f4d60414c4c4554450e434f4d">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: David Graefe at (202) 502-6137; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#187c796e717c367f6a797d7e7d587e7d6a7b367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dfbbbea9b6bbf1b8adbebab9ba9fb9baadbcf1b8b0a9">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
k. Project Description: the existing project consists of: (1) a
698-acre reservoir; (2) a 357-foot-long concrete gravity rollway dam,
including 18 vertical steel slide gates separated by concrete piers;
(3) a 15-foot-high south earth embankment, extending 223 feet from the
south side of the spillway to the natural earth embankment of the
river; (4) a 25-foot-high earth embankment, with a 2-foot-wide concrete
core wall, extending 225 feet from the north side of the powerhouse to
the natural earth embankment of the river; (5) a 1,330-foot-long earth
dike along the north shoreline of the reservoir in vicinity of the left
embankment; (6) a 98-foot-long reinforced concrete powerhouse with two
generating units with a total installed capacity of 1.52 megawatts; (7)
an 85-foot-long earthfill dike along the south shoreline of the
reservoir in vicinity of the right embankment; and (8) appurtenant
facilities.
The project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an estimated
annual energy production of approximately 7,601 megawatt hours. ALLETE
proposes to continue to operate the project in a run-of-river mode.
l. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well
as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., license application) via
the internet through the Commission's Home Page (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>),
using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the
last three digits in the docket number field to access the document (P-
2663). For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e9afacbbaaa6878580878cba9c9999869b9da98f8c9b8ac78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="783e3d2a3b37161411161d2b0d0808170a0c381e1d0a1b561f170e">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
You may also register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
m. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office
of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b140b0b1b3d3e2938753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ec1dedecee8ebfceda0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>.
n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target
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Deficiency Letter (if necessary)....... July 2026.
Additional Information Request (if July 2026.
necessary).
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready September 2026.
for Environmental Analysis.
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o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: April 2, 2026.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-06709 Filed 4-6-26; 8:45 am]
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